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Donald Trump has defeated Kamala Harris in the US presidential election, and now he is moving towards becoming the next president of the United States of America. Meanwhile this election was earlier considered very interesting, where a close contest was expected between Trump and Harris, but nothing like that happened.

Especially in those swing states, which are considered decisive from the electoral point of view, Trump got bumper support, and he was seen moving towards victory easily. What are the reasons behind this defeat? Let us know why Kamala Harris lost the election battle and Donald Trump.

Anti-incumbency wave effect

Though Kamala Harris, who was in the role of Vice President of President Joe Biden, faced many big challenges. The domestic and international policies of the Biden administration saw a steady decline. On the domestic front, there were issues like inflation, unemployment, on which the Biden administration had to face criticism.

At the same time, on the international front, many questions were raised about Biden's stance on the Israel-Hamas war and the Russia-Ukraine war. In such a situation, questions started being raised on his leadership and the situation escalated to this extent also affected Kamala Harris's political image.

While Kamala Harris was seen as weaker than Donald Trump in her first public debate. Not only this, but Trump with his strength also convinced the people that if he came to power, these wars could end, and America's international credibility could be strengthened again. Unemployment and inflation had decreased during Trump's tenure, while the situation had continuously worsened in the Biden administration.

Challenge of election campaign in a short time

After Joe Biden's announcement of withdrawing from the election, Kamala Harris got very little time to campaign. There was only three months' time at the time of Biden's announcement of withdrawing from the election, while Donald Trump remained the leader of the Republican Party despite being out of power for four years. There was no major opposition to him within the party and he consistently emerged as a strong candidate.

Garbage issue backfired

Even though major issue arose during the election when Joe Biden called Donald Trump's supporters 'garbage'. This statement not only damaged Biden's image, but also caused chaos within the Democratic Party. Kamala Harris had to distance herself from this controversy, while Donald Trump raised this statement as an emotional issue and linked it to American identity. Trump told the public that this is a matter related to America's identity, and he proved himself to be a leader who protects their rights.

Trump's strong election card - Immigration issue

Donald Trump achieved great success by making immigration an election issue. He said that if he came to power, he would expel one crore illegal immigrants from America and completely seal the border. Trump had earlier promised to build a wall on the Mexican border during his tenure and had also worked for it. He gave the message that only Americans should have the first right to America's prosperity and development.

Americans do not vote much to guarantee the chair of the President

This issue influenced white, working-class Americans, who wanted the problem of illegal immigration to end in their country. At the same time, Kamala Harris put forward her views on women's rights, especially on the issue of abortion, but she could not win the election on the basis of this issue. Biden's liberal policies, especially in the case of immigration, became a cause of loss for Harris.

Trump got emotional support

During the election campaign, there were two attempts to kill Donald Trump, and due to the media trial, an atmosphere of sympathy was created for him among the American public. People started feeling that Trump was fighting for them, but despite all the efforts being made against him, he was not going to give up. This image of his sat in the hearts of the people, especially among those Americans who were worried about their livelihood.

Supporters like Elon Musk also raised their voice in favor of Trump and gave the message that this election could be the last chance for the American people. They said that if the Democratic Party wins this time, then the election results in the swing states can change once again due to migrant votes, which will make it difficult for the Republicans to win the election.

Swing states did wonders

There are 50 states in America, out of which 43 states are pre-decided as to whom they will vote for. Some states have been continuously supporting either the Democrats or the Republicans since 1980. But there are seven states that are called 'swing states', which can change their stance in every election. This time, due to immigration and other issues, Trump got special support in these seven swing states, which became the main reason for his victory.

Elon Musk's statement got deeply embedded in the minds of the people that if Kamala Harris's party wins this time, then the number of immigrants in the swing states will increase so much that the dominance of the Democratic Party can be established forever.

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Trump expressed gratitude after victory

In his victory speech Donald Trump, expressed gratitude to Elon Musk, with whose help the election result was influenced. In this election, the growing public resentment against immigration and Kamala Harris made Donald Trump emerge as a strong candidate.

Kamala Harris's defeat in this US election proved that not only policies but also time and circumstances are important for electoral victory.